cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/3497784
Example: several of my former coworkers are from Mexico, Peru and Argentina, meaning they share Spanish as a common language.
I used to practice Spanish with them, but my last charge (like a ward’s manager) would yell at us to stop it, use English only. She would get very angry really fast if she heard anything in a language she didn’t understand.
I find it stupid, because some of them would use Spanish to better explain to the new nurses how to do certain procedures, but maybe I’m missing something?
It’s being pushed in a lot of NZ hospitals at the moment. The claim is something along the lines of “all healthcare discussions need to be in english to avoid miscommunication”, but in reality it’s a bunch of white people getting upset because they think brown people are talking shit about them behind their backs.
Maybe they are, and they’re polite enough to make sure they speak in a language they don’t understand so they don’t hurt their feelings, lol. But even that isn’t enough for the Anglo-Saxon man! 😔😂